Retaining Walls in Old Westbury, NY

Old Westbury sits on the glacial moraine where Long Island's North Shore hills transition into the flatter Hempstead Plain to the south. This transitional geology creates varied terrain — the northern portions of the village have significant rolling hills and wooded slopes, while the southern areas near the Long Island Expressway are more gently undulating. Soil conditions range from sandy gravel to dense glacial till with embedded boulders, and we encounter all of these within single properties on Old Westbury's multi-acre lots.

The village's estate character dates to the Gold Coast era, and many properties retain original stone walls, terraced gardens, and graded drives that are now approaching or exceeding a century in age. These aging structures frequently show signs of failure — leaning, cracking, and displacement caused by decades of freeze-thaw cycling and inadequate drainage. Brothers Paving specializes in replacing these heritage walls with modern engineered systems that restore structural integrity while maintaining the estate aesthetic.

Old Westbury's dense tree canopy creates additional challenges for retaining walls. Mature root systems can destabilize wall footings, and leaf litter can clog drainage pipes if not properly protected. We route walls to avoid major root zones where possible, install root barriers where proximity is unavoidable, and specify filter fabric on all drainage pipe to prevent clogging from organic debris.

With home values routinely exceeding $3 million and estate properties reaching $15 million or more, Old Westbury homeowners invest in retaining walls that perform structurally for generations. We engineer every wall to exceed industry standards because the cost of failure — in property damage, landscape loss, and remediation expense — far exceeds the cost of building it right the first time.